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Hit my 50th sketch of a trash can lid last night
I draw whatever I see when I'm bored at my kitchen table around 2am. Last night I realized I've drawn the same dented trash can lid 50 times now. It's not even a good lid but something about the way the light hits the scratches keeps me coming back. Anyone else get stuck on a completely random object like this?
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juliam4014d ago
Oh come on, 50 sketches of a trash can lid? That's a bit much, isn't it? I get being bored at 2am but at some point you gotta ask yourself if this is really worth your time. Like is the light hitting those scratches that different each time or are you just avoiding sleep for no reason? Maybe it's just me but I'd probably notice around sketch 10 and go find something else to draw. A plant or a coffee mug would be way more interesting, and you'd get the same light study done in half the time.
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the_miles8d ago
Used to be on juliam40's side with stuff like this. Would look at someone doing 50 of anything and think they were just spinning their wheels. But patricia_king23 mentioning the coffee routine changed my view on it. That comfort in repetition isn't about the thing itself, it's about the brain checking out and just moving through something familiar. Fifty sketches of a trash lid might not make sense on paper but if it quiets the 2am noise then maybe it's worth more than we give it credit for.
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The number 50 really hits home because I've been noticing this weird thing lately with my own daily routines. Like I make coffee the exact same way every morning, same mug, same spoon, same spot on the counter, and if I try to change anything it throws off my whole day. So your trash can lid makes total sense to me. Its not really about the lid itself, its about the comfort of that familiar little ritual, especially at 2am when your brain just wants something predictable to focus on.
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